Decatur Democrat, Volume 39, Number 1, Decatur, Adams County, 22 March 1895 — Page 8

HBOIIGH THE rail’LE Site I. Paolilli Ends a Life of Worry Willi a Pistol SlioV FOUND SITTING IN A CHAIR Denperate Encounter With Desperadoes at Bremen, Six of Whom Are Captured. Exploits of a Ghost, at Morristown—Fairmount Man Fined For Beating a Woman—General State News. Indianapolis, March 20. —Otto B. Pauli ni, aged 53, committed suicide by shooting himself through the head with a revolver, in the back parlor of his home, 377 South Meridian street. It was not known until early yesterday morning! He returned home from his work the evening before and his two daughters, with whom he lived, did not notice anything strange about him. He ate iiis supper, and afterward put on his slippers and made himself comfortable in an easy chair. His two daughters went* to bed,, about 10 o’clock and left him reading the paper. His oldest daughter, Olga, slept in the room above the back parlor. She says that about 11 o'clock she heard a slight noise, as of a chair falling over. She thought it was her father going to bed and she paid little attention. No one heard anything unusual. No one noticed the report of the pistol. The little home remained closed and silent all night. Two daughters upstairs slept soundly, not knowing of the deed that had been done. Fonml by His Daughter. The body was discovered in the Homing by the younger daughter when she came downstairs to prepare breakfast. He had been dead several hours, but was still sitting upright in his chair and the pistol with which he committed the deed was yet retained in his hand. The muzzle had evidently been placed against the temple. The bullet crashed through the head, coming out on the opposite side, tearing away the bone and leaving a hole as large as a man's hand. He left a note bidding his children goodby and saying “a man had better not be born than live in this world of worry.” Pauli ni was born in Prussia and came to this country in 1869. He was employed in a furniture factory, and was separated from his wife. ’■ • ® FIGHT WITH DESPERADOES. Six of Whom Are Captured Afte* a Deaperate Encounter. Bremen, Ind., March 20.—There was a desperate encounter yesterday with a gang of desperadoes, resulting in the capture of six-after a sharp fight. Jacob Miller, a farmer, was held up by a gang at Littleton, a village seven miles north of here on the Wabash railroad, and robbed of a large sum of money. He traced the robbers to this city, where a i warrant was issued for their arrest. Marshal J. C. Kaufman with two deputies proceeded to make the arrest, and j fbund the gang near the Baltimore and Ohio depot. In attempting to make the arrest the outlaws fired at the officers. Shots were exchanged, rapidiy from both sides. Citizens with revolvers and shotguns soon came to the rescue of the- officers, when the gang fired promiscuously into : the crowd and began retreatihg their , way out of the city. Marshal Kaufman, j during the street fight, came near being i shot down, a number of bullets passing : through his hat and clothing. Frank ■ Nehr, a United States express driver who happened to be driving along the ; street at the time, received a stray bul- ■ let through his hat, causing a slight ' scalp wound. Afteran hour’s chase by 100 armed i men six of the gang were captured and ; landed safely in the city jail. The jail j was guarded all night to prevent their ; escape or ft lynching. The gang was taken to South Bend today for trial. * EXPLOITS OF A GHOST. It Is Robed In Black and Caused Great • Excitement. ■ Morristown, Ind., March 2').—Groat i excitement reigns in the south part of this place over the appearance of a ghost. Quire a number of ladies have bemr terribly frightened. Unlike the usual ghost, this one is clad in a long, flowing b ack robe and veil. While Mrs. Jane Huffman and a niece were returning home from a neighbor’s, this strange creature appeared in pursuit of them. ! Mrs. Huffman gave one scream and fell in a swoon. She still lies in a precarious condition. A committee is forming to investigate the matter. ■ THREAT TO BURN HOUSE. <-» ' Colored Man Gets a Whitecap Waynlng to Get Jti.l of a While Boy. Rushville, Ind., March 20.—George Anderson, an aged colored man of this city, has received a whitecap notice. It was in the form of a bundle of switches with a note telling him to get rid of a white boy named Thomas Lindsay, 17 years olfl, -who has been driving a dray for Anderson, and who also makes his home With him. A warning was also included that a failure to comply with tins order would be followed by the _ burning of his house and barn. Lindsay is from Longwood; Fayette county. The matter has been- laid before the grand jury. . Arrested, For Forging. Lo Gate;, a prominent fanner Os Bocae township, has been arrested for forging a note for $l2O. He pleaded guilty and. urged the necessities of his family in extenuation. Poisoned bj- Tomatoes. Shelbyville, Ind., March 20.—Mrs. Jesse Medsker and Airs. Morton Homer are lying in a precarious condition from eathig canned, tomatoes, by which they poisoned. Both ladies are prominent in society. J .<$ ■ Organize Unions; Elwood, Ind., March 20.—The blacksmiths of this city. Anderson and Tin-

| ton have organized unions, and liesides forming a combination will seek to enI ter the state union. It is claimed that prices have Ixum cut to such an extent that organization was necessary. CHARGED WITH ARSON. Mrs. Mattie Shepherd and Her Brother Arrested In JefiTeninnville. Jeffersonville, Ind., Match 30.— Chief Cisco has arrested Mrs. Mattie Shepherd, a well known and wealthy lady of this city, and her brother, George Willis, on warrants charging them with arson. The warrants grew out of the whitecap notices left with Mrs. Coward lately and the burning of her barn. Because of Die indignities heaped upon her by the would-be whitecaps, Mrs. Coward, who is a poor woman, has been forced to move, although she had prepaid her rent for several months. The greatest excitement and indignation over the matter prevails. One Year In Prison. Frankfort, Ind., March 20.—Claude McVey, who escaped" from jail some nights since and afterward voluntarily i returned, saying to the sheriff that he i had been to an adjoining county to secure witnesses in his behalf, entered a i plea of n<9t guilty when r.rraigned for y stealing a Inprobe, but he introduced no testimony in his behalf. The jury seni tenced him to prison for one year. Telephone Franchise Granted. Anderson, Ind;, March 20.—The city council has granted a franchise to the Harrison International Telephone company for an exchange in this city. Rates will be S3O per annum for busi- | ness houses and $lB for residences. I Work will begin at once on the exchange. The Central Union Telephone company is preparing to slash rates.Fined For Beating a Woman. Wabash, Ind., March 20. — Bailey Payne of Fairmount, arrested for assaulting Mrs. Samuel Wright in September last, dragging her into a field and beating her until she was insensible, has been fined SSOO and costs. Mrs. Wright has now' begun a civil suit against him for damages. STATE NOTES. The Princeton Free Press will remove to Oakland City. . Mrs. May Williams of Groveland died from the effects of burns. The residence of D. R. Webb- of Edinburg was robbed of S3OO in diamonds. Citizens of Elwood are protesting against converting Duck creek into a sewer on account of the cost. The body of William Bay was found in the Calumet swamps, near Whiting, incased in nearly three feet of ice. The Parker City Gas company has been sued for S7,(XX) damages by Godfried Baechler, Joseph Adams and the Parker City News for losses sustained by fire. The Farmers’ Insurance company of Madison county has offered S4OO reward for the apprehension of persons who have been burning barns in that locality. Hannibal Taffe, said to be oneof the oldest natives of Marion county, is dead. He was for many years an Indianapolis policei man and afterward a train caller at the I Union station. The indictment against Mark C. Davis, , ' supreme cashier of the late Iron Hall, has . been dismissed by Judge McCray at Indi- ; ; anapolis. He had been charged with embezzling the funds of the order. BREAK FOR LIBERTY. . 1; • ’ ' WCTy ■ ■ I Three Prisoners Elude the Officers and ■ . Mnke Good Their E-cape. St. Joseph, Mo., March 20.—Three ’ ’ prisoners, William Bcrkely, Edward . Karsh and Arthur Schneider, made a j bold break for liberty yesterday and suci ceeded in making good their escape, j The trio had been indicted for burglary ■ and were under guard in a room adjoin- ' , ing the courtroom, awaiting trial. At a : moment when their guards had their j ; backs turned they opened a window and I slid down a drainpipe to the ground. A I I dozen officers were within a few feet of i i where the prisoners made their escape,; * but the prisoners were out of reach be- . | fore their absence was discovered. Rumors Not Verified. Tampa, Fla , March. 20.—Rumors re- : garding the sinking of the schooner Irone by the Infanta Isabella in the Florida straits are rife, but nd positive information can be obtained, the Span- I ; ish consul here knowing nothing of it. j Honoring Lincfdn. Augusta. Me., March 20.— In the state ' senate yesterday a resolution to make Abraham Lincoln’s birthday a national holiday was unanimously adopted by a rising vote. •. MARKET QUOTATIONS. i Prevailing Price* for Grain and Cattle on March 19. i Indianapolis. Wheat— Corn — 43@44%c. OjM's—3o«;«Xc. , . I Cattle —Receipts 200 head; shipments fair. Market strong. Goodtoehoiceshippingandexportsteers, ! [email protected]: medium to good shipping i steers, [email protected]; common to fair steers, I i $3.75(34.50; good to choice medium steers, i $4. ,| <)@4.50; fair to medium feeding steers, I i $3.40(33.90; good to choice heifers, $4.00@ i 4.55; fair to medium heifers, [email protected]; 1 co -.■mon light iieifers, [email protected]; good to 1 choice cows, $3:5<)(34.W; fair to medium co . s, $2.75@8 25; veal calves. [email protected]. I Hogs—Receipts, S, (XX) head; shipments I 3,o>:<) head. Market quiet. a I t ood.to choice medium and heavy, $4.60 @ J i)7X; mixed and heavy packing, $4."40@ 4.60; good to choice lightweights, s4.so'@ 4.57. i; common lightweights; [email protected]: pi--'--, roughs, $4.00(34 35. hnEEP—Receipts 100 head; shipments' i ligl to Market moderately active and . Bti ly. . Choice to extra lambs, $4.75(35.25; com- | mon to good lambs, [email protected]; prime export wethers, $400(34.25; good to choice she n, $3.25(73-75; fair to medium sheep, S2.C/(33.dk' common sheep, : bucks, per head, [email protected]. Chicago Grain and Provisions. "Wheat—May opened 55%-56Wc, closed 55J-,c. July opened 57%c, closed 56%-%0. Corn— May opened closed 47XcJu.v opened 45%c. closed 46%c. Cits —May opened 29%c, closed29s£<s. Juiy opened closed 28Xc. PoßK—May opened $11.90, closed $11.70. July opened $11.87: closed $11.82. I.tßD—May opened $6.80, closed $6.75. Julv opened $6.95; closed $6.87. > Rms—May openefi $5.85, clbsed $5.75. July opened $6.02; closed $5.90. C osing cash markets: Wheat, 54%e, corn 45Mc, oats 28%c, pork $11.55, lard $6.<2, ( ribs $5.62. ; .1 ..it.;.'

IMIII ■ DEMANDS IIIS RECALL. ; i Minister Thurston Not Satisfactory to .Secretary Gresham. NO OFFICIAL INFORMATION. 1 Strained State of Affair* Said to Have Existed For Some Time, Although Every Effort Hm Been Made to Dl*gul*e It—No Information From Hawaii B«- ! lating to the Matter. Washington, March 20.—1 tis report ed here that Secretary Gresham had demanded the recall of Lorin A. Thurston, the .Hawaiian minister to Washington, 1 on the ground that he was persona non ! grata. When Secretary Gresham’s at- , tention was called to this statement he , positively refused to say one tvord in ; confirmation or denial, and other officials of the state department allege igftOraiioe of the mattes. It is known, however, that there has been pinch friction between the minister aud the state department in the transaction of business, dating back to Mr. j Thurston’s appointment as minister. Probably because he was aware of the state of feeling toward himself the minI istor has always been singularly guarded ; and discreet in his public utterances, as ! far as can now be recalled, so as not to 1 subject himself to censure. E%>ry effort has been made officially to disguise the real state of affairs. The Hawiyian minister’s name has been scrupulously included in all state functions in which the diplomatic corps plays a part, and on at least one occasion he has been ten : dered the honor of a special dinner by ' Secretary Gresham, but it i$ known ■ that there have been stormy interviews between them. Declined to Dbens* the Report. Minister Thurston was seen and posi tively declined to discuss the report. He was at the legation office and was busily i engaged in preparing a budget of official mail to Hawaii. He said the report was of such a character that he would main-, tain absolute silence. He did not want this taken as an intimation of affirmation or denial. He was asked specifical ly if he had been recalled and declined to answer. He was also specifically asked as to the closing of the state department against him aud made the same response. It is recalled now that Mr. Thurston has wot been at the department of state in person recently, although Mr. Hastings, the secretary of his legation, and the charge d’affairs during the absence of the minister, has been a frequent visitor, though not on diplomatic errands, as far as can be ascertained. No Word From Hawaii. While it is doubtful if Secretary Gresham has gone so far as to demand the recall of the minister, it is believed to be probable that he has at least al- ; lowed some hint to reach the Hawaiian I government through our minister, Mr. ' Willis, to the effect that the relations between the state department and Minister Thurston were not entirely cordial, though there is good grounds for the belief that the Hawaiian government has not acted as yet upon tho hint. At any I rate the Hawaiian newspapers up to ! March 5, which reached Washington I yesterday, make no mention of the reI ported rupture in any shape, and. while it is true that the Hawaiian government may have observed secrecy as to the receipt of such a disagreeable piece of news, still it would have beyond doubt felt bound to make public an event of such importance as the recall of its 1 principal minister. Internal Revenue Receipt*. Washington, March 20.—A statement prepared by the commissioner of internal revenue shows receipts during the eight months of the present fiscal year Ito have been as follows: Spirits, $59,- ’ 095,538, increase over the same period I last year, $4,085,883; tobacco, $19,761,- ■ 041, increase, $1,096,999; fermented liquors, $20,118,768, decrease, $120,099; (oleomargarine, $1,109,276, decrease, $228,184; income tax, $11,818; misceli laneous, $436,320, increase, $343,324. j The total receipts for the eight months I were increase, $5,180,622. ; During the month of February, 1895, 1 there was an aggregate decrease in the receipts from the receipts of February, 1894, of $1,701,445. HeKtrictton* on Cattle Importation*. Washington, March 20. — Agricultural department officials .say that they 1 have no recent information concerning ! the protests made by the government against tho restrictions imposed by Germany, France and other countries against the importation of cattle from I the United States into their boundaries. The matter, they say, is still in its diplo- ! matic stage and the adjustment rests ( with the state department. | Have a Cabinet Meeting. I Washington, March 20.—For the first time since tho return of the president from his North Carolina trip there was a cabinet meeting at the white house. All the members of the cabinet were in attendance. The session lasted about three hours, the president having for the first time an opportunity to discuss with his assistants the several foreign incidents that had arisen in his absence and to frame a policy for their disposi--0 tion. — ■ Negro ColonlNtf In Mexico. I Washington,-March 20.—The secretary of state has been advised by the (diplomatic representatives of the United btates at the City of Mexico, under date of March 6, 1895, that between 700 and 800 negro families have recently arrived from the United states at Hahualilo, Durango, Mex., as colonists under a federal concession granted to W. H. Ellis, an American citizen. Charged With Robbing the Mall*. Washington, March 20.—Charles D. Bond, a lettercarrier in the Washington office, has been arrested charged with robbing the mails. He has been an employe of the office since 1871. Chief Inspector Wheeler says he has a clear case against him.

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WONDERS OF THE SEA. The Black Sea has a depth of 600 fathoms. The Gorgonia, or fan corals, are feund In every sea. The Atlantic Ocean takes its name from Mount Atlas. The water in the Strait of Gibraltar is 150 fathoms deep. The polar currents contain less salt than those from the equator. The sea is estimated to 250,000.000 cubic miles oi water. One very common species of ocean infusoria is shaped like a bell. In a cubic meter of limestone Orbigny found 3.000,000,000 sea shells. The Gulf Stream is 100 miles wide and from 400 to GOO fathoms deep. An echinoderm that Inhabits the West Indian seas has over 10,000 arms. Dr. Young estimates the mean depth of the Atlantic at about 16,000 feet. - The first' author to attempt an explanation of ocean currents was Kepler. The sea cucumber ia nothing but a thin skin and a very capacious stomach. Sea water is said to contain all the soluble su'rstances that exist on the earth. The average depth of all oceans Is supposed to be between 2,000 and 3,000. fathoms. The sea-nettle stings its prey to death by means of a poison secreted in its tentacles. The water of tbe Dead Sea yields about two pounds to the gallon cf saline substances. Naturalists are still in doubt as to whether the sponge is a plant or an animal. Over 7,090 varieties of microscopic sea shells have been enumerated by naturalists. There are springs of fresh water in tho Persian Gulf "that furnish supplies to" vessels. For a? long time the coral was supposed >to be a plant. Even Rearnur treats it as such-. The saline matter held in solution In sea water comprises one-thirtieth of its weight. When the Gulf Stream passes out. of the Gulf cf Mexico its temperature is about seventy degi'ees. No part of the Atlantic Ocean between Europe and Newfoundland’ exceeds 2,400 fathoms. In a cubic fact of phosphorescent sft, water there have been found 25,000 living creatures. The water of the Mediterranean contains a greater proportion of salt than that of the ocean. . Four Big Successes, Having the needed merit to more than make good all the advertising claimed for them, the following four remedies have reached a phenomenal sale. Dr. Kind’s New Discovery, for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, each bottle guaranteed-Elec-tric Bitters, the great remedy for Liver, Stomach and kidneys. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best In the world, and Pr. King’s New Life Pills, which are a perfect pill. All these remedies are guaranteed to do just what is claimed for them and the dealer whose name is attached herewith will"be glad to tell you more of them. Sold at Blackburn & Miller’s, drug store, successors to A. R. Pierce.) Hint* fAr Dy«pr'ptlc». Some trusting soul has written Jtp the secretary of the Anti-Sedentary Club' to know how to pure dyspepsia. His reply may do suffering thousands good: “Never eat. a mealwhen you are Either sit down or Me down about ten or fifteen minutes to test before eating, if you been walking or doing anything of an exciting no-

ture. Hair of tn? cases or dyspepsia are due to nervous debility. Eggs, if eaten three times a day for any length of time, will produce biliousness and often dyspepsia.. Never go to bed with cold feet. Gentle exercise before retiring is conducive to sweet slumber and a healthy digestion. Exercise a little before breakfast, and never eat oatmeal with sour cream. Avoid stimulants, for they only give a false appetite and no relief. Do not swallow hastily ice water. Better not use ice water at all. Never eat In a hurry. Avoid quick lunches. Exercise moderately every day in the open air, and healthy digestion will drive away dyspepsia. These are t;he hygienic rules of the club.” Tbe Compass Plant. On the western prairie is foundjthe compass plantwhose leaves point to the north. We Wish to direct you to the great health' giver. Bacon’s Celery King for the Nerves. If you are suffering from dyspepsia, liver complaint and indigestion, if you are sleepless at night and awake in the morning feeling languid, with a coated tongue and sallow haggared looks. Bacon’s Celery King for the Nerves will cure you and restore you to blooming health- Trial packages free. Large size 50c. at ‘Holthouse & Smith’s sole agents. Not ths» A neat example of the retort admonitive was recently made by a young. Colorado mining engineer, whem we will call Morton, principally because, that is not at all like his name. Seated in a chair in a Denver barber shop, undergoing a shave at the hands of a favorite barber, who; although an excellent s 'cra.ftsman, sometimes committed the tnist-ake of becoming too familiar in conversation, the talk turned on the case of a man -who, being on trial for murder, had been recognized by visitors’ to the .court-room as* a young theological student from a Middle State, where he had been the possessor <Jf a spotless reputation apd-a totally different name. The conversation thereupon drifted to the. subject of changed identities. Morton’s barber rubbed the, razor on the strop reflectively, and said: “Yes, it’s surprising how many men change their names after they get out West. By-the-way, Morton, what was your name back East?” “Mister Morton,” w*as the quiet reply- • An Important Item. Do not wastS your money on vile, watery mixtures compounded by inexperienced persons when Holthouse & Smith, sole agents, will give you a bottle of Otto’S Cure free of charge. If you have coughs, colds, asthma, consumption, or any disease of the throat or lungs, a few doses of this guaranteed remedy will surprise you. Hold a bottlezdpOtto’s Cure to the light and observe itS beautiful golden color and thick, heavy syrup. Samples free; large bottle 50c. Bb>w Through ftßv ; ckbnt “You wouldn’t believe it possible to blow' out a caridle flame through a brickbat,” remarked a celebrated physicist, whose penchant it is to give scientific research a practical bearing. “It can be done, however and it; illustrates the all-pervasive qiieyfiosjof air. Most rooms are largely ventilated through their write, and the brick and mortar are merely very rudimentary lungs, whicji take In and throw out the atmosphere vvith little hindrance. “You may try the exp-rim ent yourself. Place a candle on thp other side of your brick and use two funnqjs, with the flaring ends on the opposite sides of the brickbait with the small end of one in line with your mouth and the small end of the other trained on the candle flame. The least breath will make the. light flicker, and a hearty expiration will extinguish it altogether. Try It and see.” .. - V ' .. L / -

Many New Vases* Our patrons are delighted with Dr. Marshall’s Lung Syrup, and they say that nothing equals this medicine for colds, coughs and all throat and lung trouble. Several new cases have been added to the list that have been cured where other medicines have failed to do the work. Dr, Marshall’s Lung Syrup Is doing the work; for a genuine cough medicine it never fails to cure. The first dose gives relief, and guaranteed to give satisfaction. Sold everywhere. Price 25.40 and 11. m Courtublp and Common Senae. Courtship is not for the Immature; the time is past for the encouragement of marriage between mere children, and we have to recognize the fact that it is men and women, without experience, yet men and women, that we aro called upon to aid, onhaarten, and bid Godspeed down the way of love- Every spoken to them regarding courtship and matrimony should be rich with the essence of practical common sense. Romance and sentimentality are well enough Ln poetry and fiction; it is reality, a composite joy sorrow, success, disappointment, serenity, vexation; it is the average sum of human experience. - Courtship is an effort to chßose a mate for life. Two home-makers are considered a co-partnership; the fate of unnumbered future generations is being settled, if we look straight into tho countenance of nature and at the same time.-ke.p fully aware of what civilization expects, we shall feel the immense importance of what is going on yonder wlicae the young man and his sweetheart sit apart from the crowd. A sacred contract is being negotiated, and upon the outcome• of a few million contracts like that depends the whole future of the human face.—Chautauquan. i. ~ Sen . -- ' . ; - . How to Cure Illieumatlsni, Arago, Coos Co., Oregon, Nov. 10, 1893.—1 wish to inform you of the great good Chamberlain’s Pain Balm has done my wife. She lias been troubled with rheumatism of the arms and hands for six months, and has tried many remedies pre scribed for that complaint, but found no relief until he Used this Pain Balm;.one bottle of which has completly cured her. I take pleasure in recommending it for that trouble. Yours truly. C. A, Bullobe. 50 cent and fl.oo bottles /or sale by Blackburn & Miller, druggists. m Trnia-s. Concerning truffles there is much mystery. Where do they ccme from? “I ’spect they growed,” Topsey might have said of them; but nobody knows exactly how they grow. They have-not any root, and no one can tell where they will be found, except that experience has taught that, as a rule, they are most plentiful in the vicinity of oak trees. There in the ground, a fewinches below tile surface, lie these corrugated balls, emitting an odor which is rather sickly and overpowering. Pigs and dogs have a great affinity for this scent, and formerly pigs were used to direct the seekers lifter truffles to their place cf concealment. Dogs ln| these times t e solely employed inr Perlogard, whence we derive the bulk of our supplies. Some are to be found In England: in Hampshire, but these are describe 1 ~.s having a musty taste, and are without the rich and delicate flavor which makes the French truffle dear to the heart of the shes. To Indulge one’s appetite for truffles, after the taste for them has been acquired,, is a very expensive luxury. They require to be well selected. Some may be as small as a nut, and Some may weigh fully one pound; but tfiff best cries, snys M. Benolst, who has specially studied them, average six pr eight to the pound.-—London Telegraph.' u , *